The spreading of Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam’s major trade partners including Japan and South Korea are causing problem for export-import activities.

It is expected the Vietnamese stock market will be less volatile in March compared to the previous months.

Vietnam should take advantage of being the second country in Southeast Asia to sign a free trade agreement with the EU to attract FDI from Europe.

Vietnam reported an estimated trade deficit of US$176 million in the first two months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

The disruption of materials supply chain from major markets to Vietnam has led to a lower growth rate of the industrial production index in the first two months.

Vietnam’s modern grocery retail and pharmacy sector will benefit specifically from the country’s consumer spending growth story.

More infections are reported around the world as governments struggle to contain outbreaks.

The Hanoi Department of Health has proposed putting any Korean or Vietnamese nationals who arrive from the epidemic areas in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in isolation for a 14-day period.

North Korea has quarantined 380 foreigners in a bid to stop the coronavirus from breaking out.

Hanoi’s biggest market at Dong Xuan is deserted amid fears of coronavirus.

The central city of Danang has decided to cancel the Danang International Fireworks Festival 2020 due to coronavirus fears. 

More than 30,000 stores have been closed on online shopping sites including Shopee, Tiki, and Lazada due to overcharging.

Vietnam Railways (VR) said that its revenue dropped by nearly VND65 billion (US$2.8 million) in the past 19 days compared to the same period last year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Information and Communications have joined hands with TikTok to create an official account called @ICT_anti_nCoV that provides the latest information about COVID-19.

Although the novel coronavirus epidemic COVID-19 has been continuously slamming the stock market, sending stock prices down, many investment funds are still actively buying.

Many people in Hang Dao Ward, Hanoi have been provided with free hand wash during the coronavirus outbreak. 

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has ordered the tightened monitoring of Vietnamese citizens recently returning from China in the face of the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The pair, in their 80s, were taken off the Diamond Princess in Japan after contracting Covid-19.

The Westerdam was declared virus-free after docking but then a released passenger tested positive.

The warning comes as concerns grow over the impact of the outbreak on airlines and the global economy.